PokerListings: 7 Questions with World Poker Tour CEO Steve Heller

Recently, PokerListings sat down with World Poker Tour CEO Steve Heller to chat with him about WPT expansion into Europe, the future of live poker and the WPT recipe for success after Black Friday that included adding Kimberly Lansing as WPT Anchor, bringing in Tony Dunst for WPT Live Streaming coverage and the introduction of…

Matt Clark

Jan 6, 2012

Recently, PokerListings sat down with World Poker Tour CEO Steve Heller to chat with him about WPT expansion into Europe, the future of live poker and the WPT recipe for success after Black Friday that included adding Kimberly Lansing as WPT Anchor, bringing in Tony Dunst for WPT Live Streaming coverage and the introduction of the Royal Flush Girls.

We expect poker to continue to grow—and so will WPT. We are extremely excited about our European expansion during Season IX and X and the success of our newer events. We’ll continue to build on that momentum and the poker community can expect to see more events in more markets.

Read the full Q&A article over at PokerListings.com and make sure to stay tuned for more information about Season X.

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